ALL meanings of dire
dire
D d - noun dire (of a situation or event) Extremely serious or urgent. 1
- adjective dire urgent, desperate 1
- adjective dire news, consequences: dreadful 1
- adjective dire awful, of poor quality 1
- adjective dire causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible: a dire calamity. 1
- adjective dire indicating trouble, disaster, misfortune, or the like: dire predictions about the stock market. 1
- adjective dire urgent; desperate: in dire need of food. 1
- adjective dire Dire is used to emphasize how serious or terrible a situation or event is. 0
- adjective dire If you describe something as dire, you are emphasizing that it is of very low quality. 0
- adjective dire disastrous; fearful 0
- adjective dire desperate; urgent 0
- adjective dire foreboding disaster; ominous 0
- adjective dire arousing terror or causing extreme distress; dreadful; terrible 0
- adjective dire calling for quick action; urgent 0
- adjective dire Warning of bad consequences: ill-boding; portentous. 0
- adjective dire Requiring action to prevent bad consequences: urgent, pressing. 0
- adjective dire Expressing bad consequences: dreadful; dismal; horrible; terrible; lamentable. 0
- adjective dire (Informal) Bad in quality, awful, terrible. 0